Hi All , IMay be this brief information will help for starters.
when you say network security , this is a very wide term what you are using , ..in laymans terms , its like you are intersted in software domain. within network security , you have multiple sub technologies/field) s. 1) Firewall - (cisco Pix , Checkpoint , Sonicwall , Juniper) 2) IDS(Intrusion detection systems) - (Snort , Cicso products etc) 3) IPs ( Intrusion prevention systems) - (MCafee , Cisco) All these come with their own certifications too .. so it depends on which technology an individual is intersted in. There is also an other field called IS (Information security) and also VM (Vulnerability Management) While information security deals with protecting any information you obtain , VM deals with identifying security flaws in a given field and exploiting them. Certification like CEH , ECSA , LPT , SANS (GPEN) gives you more details about how to find the flaws in the security system and exploit them/fix them. Certifications like : CISSP , CISA , CISM - gives you the guidelines that needs to be followed in an organisation during implementation of different services and how to do auditing based on some of the information collected. Regards, Karthik On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Vikram Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Rachit, > > >> Can someone plz guide me how to start a career in Network security. >> I am a Engg. Graduate and just passed in 2009. >> >> > > You need to master different set of skills ..... they are listed below > priority wise > > # Understand OSI Layers > # Master Linux / Windows OS internals > # Understand Computer Networks > > > All the above can be mastered if you do some industry certifications like > CCNA , CCNP, RHCE. These certifications will give sound grounding in the OS, > network technologies .. once you are through with this you should proceed to > the next level i.e focussing on network security, again you can rely on some > industry certs like SSCP,CCSP. > > > > Note that no certification will enable you to tackle all the issues you > could face while working as network security professional,they only help you > in learning the essentials. > > Most of the things you need to learn on-job or on your own > > > > > With Warm Regards, > Vikram > ============================== > > "Success is all about guts and vision - knowing what you want, and having > the guts to go after it" > > ===================================== >
